Female Support Worker

Overview

Barnsley, United Kingdom | Posted on 30/10/2025

Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Hours: 12 hours per week
Pay: £13.21 per hour

Home Care Direct  is a leading national provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated to delivering safe, compassionate, and person-centred care while ensuring our staff receive high-quality training, supervision, and career development opportunities.

As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced bank holiday pay
• Paid training

• Dedicated Regional Care Lead & Nurse support
• 24/7 on-call assistance
• Long Service Awards
• PA of the Quarter Awards

As a Personal Care Assistant
, you’ll be part of our client’s dedicated support team, providing essential care in their home. You’ll be employed by Home Care Direct  but will focus solely on supporting the two clients in this package.

This position offers 12 hours per week on a two-week rolling rota, with shifts from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Flexibility across all days of the week is required to meet the needs of both clients and the wider team.

This role involves supporting two individuals—a man and a woman—who share a bungalow in South Yorkshire. Responsibilities include general household tasks, adherence to daily and monthly cleaning routines, meal preparation, and providing assistance as required.

Both clients lead active lives and are seeking a creative support worker to help facilitate a variety of social and recreational activities.

The male individual, in his late 70s, has diabetes and learning disabilities. He values his independence; however, he requires support with personal care tasks such as showering, shaving, and medication management. He enjoys dancing and food shopping as part of his active lifestyle.

The female individual, in her 50s, has learning disabilities and requires support with her mental health. While largely self-sufficient, she benefits from prompts and occasional assistance, including help styling her hair. She volunteers weekly at a local charity shop and enjoys clothes shopping.

We provide comprehensive, paid training (to CQC standards) before your start date, covering:

• Full induction
• Personal Care / Moving & Handling / Falls Awareness
• Learning Disabilities / Mental Health

All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage.

• This position is female-only
  , in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1
• Driver with a full UK licence is preferred
• Previous care experience working within a home environment is desirable
• A team player who is flexible to cover shifts to meet the needs of the clients and support the rest of the care team
• A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care

At Home Care Direct , we are committed to safe, fair recruitment and ensuring all staff are vetted, trained, and supervised to the highest standards. A full, enhanced DBS certificate will be obtained for this role.

If you’re looking to join a growing team where you’ll be valued, supported, and have a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.